Best Public Schools in Perris, CA

Summary:

The city of Perris, California is home to 28 schools across three school districts - Val Verde Unified, Perris Union High, and Perris Elementary. The schools serve a range of grade levels, including 16 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 8 high schools, and 1 alternative school.

Several schools stand out in the data, including Orange Vista High, which has the highest graduation rate at 98.7% and the lowest dropout rate at 1.0%. California Military Institute, a public charter high school, also has a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate. At the elementary level, Avalon Elementary is a standout, ranking in the top 3 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and exceeding district and state averages across English, math, and science assessments.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance between the higher-performing schools in the Val Verde Unified district and the lower-performing schools in the Perris Union High district. Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge across many of the schools, potentially contributing to lower academic outcomes. Additionally, the high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81% to 97%, indicate high levels of economic disadvantage in the student population that may require targeted support and resources.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Sky View Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Mildred St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-4214	712	30	23.7	83.3%	11 (1.5%)	57 (8.0%)	614 (86.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	28.1	4094^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.2%		22	4658^th of 5874 public elementary schools	20.7%	564								20.9				20.9	28.2	35.4	44.0	29.5				34.0	29.1	26.3	19.8	10.3				22.7							$9,432
Clearwater Elementary	Public	K-6	1640 Murrieta Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 423-2016	664	26	25.5	81.3%	31 (4.7%)	48 (7.2%)	541 (81.5%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	34.3	3574^th of 5862 public elementary schools	39.0%		44.9	2832^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	51.8%	742								18.5				18.5	33.7	45.5	37.3	42.0				39.5	36.5	32.6	18.5	15.0				25.3	96.7				96.7		$8,214
Perris High	Public	9-12	175 East Nuevo Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2171	2,243	93	24.1	95.8%	34 (1.5%)	114 (5.1%)	2,041 (91.0%)	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.3%)	26.9	1502^nd of 2323 public high schools	35.3%		21	1674^th of 2348 public high schools	28.7%	172										11.8		12.6							41.1	41.1							6.9	6.9							$14,000
Perris Lake High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	418 West Ellis	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	357	11	33.0	81.8%	25 (7.0%)	21 (5.9%)	295 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.6%)	7.6	2201^st of 2323 public high schools	5.3%		8.9	2142^nd of 2348 public high schools	8.8%	59										0.0		0.0							8.1	8.1							0.8	0.8							$21,997
Pinacate Middle	Public	7-8	1990 South A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6441	927	43	21.4	95.9%	27 (2.9%)	57 (6.1%)	822 (88.7%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	12.2	2571^st of 2777 public middle schools	7.4%		12.9	2601^st of 2802 public middle schools	7.2%	30									7.4			7.4					21.9	15.2		18.4					11.6	4.2		7.8							$13,497
California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,006	42	23.8	89.3%	38 (3.8%)	30 (3.0%)	899 (89.4%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	23.5	1591^st of 2323 public high schools	31.5%		30.2	1411^th of 2348 public high schools	39.9%	180								12.1	10.0	8.1		9.5			30.3	22.0	38.6	26.1	47.8	34.0			9.1	9.9	19.3	9.4	6.6	11.6							$11,357
Scholar Plus Online Learning	Public, Virtual	7-12	418 Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	123	5	25.1	71.5%	31 (25.2%)	8 (6.5%)	77 (62.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	12.7	1882^nd of 2323 public high schools	19.0%		15.8	1811^th of 2348 public high schools	22.9%	71										0.0		0.0							22.2	20.0							5.6	8.0
Pathways for Adult Life Skills	Public	12	515 East Seventh St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6369	114	7	15.8	45.6%	21 (18.4%)	13 (11.4%)	66 (57.9%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Tomas Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	21675 Martin St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8570	1,034	43	23.9	95.3%	29 (2.8%)	23 (2.2%)	966 (93.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	15.6	2451^st of 2777 public middle schools	11.7%		17.7	2394^th of 2802 public middle schools	14.6%	57									12.0			12.0				21.8	20.1	23.6		21.8				10.7	12.4	9.2		10.7							$6,198
Manuel L. Real Elementary	Public	K-5	19150 Clark St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8520	644	28	22.7	95.2%	22 (3.4%)	13 (2.0%)	602 (93.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26.9	4202^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	28.3%		27.5	4129^th of 5874 public elementary schools	29.7%	73								17.7				17.7	32.4	28.3	40.2					34.0	32.5	23.2	13.6					23.0	93.4			96.7	95.9		$6,899
Mead Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	21-100 Oleander Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8540	716	29	24.4	92.2%	19 (2.7%)	14 (2.0%)	673 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	33.3	3646^th of 5862 public elementary schools	37.8%		21.8	4678^th of 5874 public elementary schools	20.4%	1032								21.9				21.9	35.2	24.6	44.7					34.9	40.7	18.0	29.0					28.5	98.3				98.3		$5,909
Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	640	33	19.2	91.9%	15 (2.3%)	35 (5.5%)	579 (90.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	25.1	4351^st of 5862 public elementary schools	25.8%		24	4455^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.2%	104								19.4				19.4	25.3	28.4	43.7	35.4				33.7	22.7	20.9	14.1	13.8				16.8	95.8	96.9		95.8	96.9	96.9	$6,427
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	21350 Rider St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2460	659	25	26.0	97.3%	16 (2.4%)	8 (1.2%)	626 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	20.4	4812^th of 5862 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.4	5286^th of 5874 public elementary schools	10.0%	474								17.5				17.5	27.4	25.6	38.5					30.6	19.8	14.5	10.1					14.8	96.6	98.3			97.5		$6,034
Citrus Hill High	Public	9-12	18150 Wood Rd.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0400	1,731	88	19.6	90.9%	68 (3.9%)	69 (4.0%)	1,555 (89.8%)	11 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.1%)	42.7	1055^th of 2323 public high schools	54.6%		39.8	1145^th of 2348 public high schools	51.2%	90										21.8		21.7							49.2	49.2							17.1	17.1							$7,978
Avalon Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 East Rider St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0360	590	24	24.1	85.4%	25 (4.2%)	77 (13.1%)	428 (72.5%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	50.9	2513^th of 5862 public elementary schools	57.1%		47.2	2681^st of 5874 public elementary schools	54.4%	168								26.4				26.4	55.2	43.0	47.6					48.7	51.2	31.0	28.3					37.3							$5,749
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	255 East Jarvis	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5112	734	29	24.9	84.2%	14 (1.9%)	80 (10.9%)	609 (83.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	15.4	5258^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.3%		21.7	4694^th of 5874 public elementary schools	20.1%	564								8.4				8.4	19.4	27.8	24.2	25.2				24.2	18.4	22.7	9.5	7.2				14.2							$8,207
Good Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	24050 Theda St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-5181	581	25	23.2	85.9%	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	552 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18.5	4974^th of 5862 public elementary schools	15.1%		22	4663^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	20.6%	311								17.9				17.9	30.1	18.6	20.0	28.0				24.1	28.4	13.2	16.4	12.5				17.3	97.4						$9,865
Perris Elementary	Public	K-6	500 A St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2124	684	30	22.8	86.8%	13 (1.9%)	51 (7.5%)	594 (86.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	14	5385^th of 5862 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.4	5370^th of 5874 public elementary schools	8.6%	15								5.6				5.6	29.1	25.0	12.9	15.8				20.6	26.3	13.6	12.2	6.9				14.1	96.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$9,183
Innovative Horizons Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1461 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-0728	904	42	21.4	84.2%	17 (1.9%)	40 (4.4%)	833 (92.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	24.3	4425^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.5	4230^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.0%	195								16.5	22.1			19.6	24.7	26.7	42.3	32.0	42.2	50.0		37.1	23.7	24.8	21.7	9.3	16.5	20.5		19.3							$9,224
Enchanted Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1357 Mt. Baldy St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-4790	479	20	23.9	84.6%	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.1%)	449 (93.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	17.7	5046^th of 5862 public elementary schools	13.9%		22.9	4570^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.2%	476								7.4				7.4	28.0	25.4	21.2	15.0				22.7	32.9	18.8	13.2	12.7				19.9							$9,765
Triple Crown Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0440	993	36	27.3	85.4%	20 (2.0%)	50 (5.0%)	875 (88.1%)	21 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	53.3	2380^th of 5862 public elementary schools	59.4%		47	2698^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.1%	318	14.8	16.7	11.3				14.3	25.9				25.9	56.9	40.6	52.4					49.8	56.6	34.1	28.8					39.7							$4,593
May Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	900 East Morgan	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4670	853	34	24.8	83.1%	46 (5.4%)	82 (9.6%)	662 (77.6%)	34 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (2.8%)	52.8	2403^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	59.0%		48.6	2602^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	55.7%	199								32.7				32.7	40.2	50.4	43.8					44.8	35.0	52.9	37.0					41.3							$5,331
Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	345	20	17.1	87.8%	15 (4.3%)	39 (11.3%)	266 (77.1%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)								(n/a)								20.0	8.7	9.7		13.5	38.9	25.0	26.7	62.5	39.0	26.1	35.5	35.2	27.8	8.3	13.3	50.0	29.3	15.2	6.5	20.7	96.7		96.7		96.7		$2,161
Orange Vista High	Public	9-12	1400 East Orange Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4660	2,595	112	23.0	86.2%	94 (3.6%)	278 (10.7%)	2,064 (79.5%)	76 (2.9%)	7 (0.3%)	13 (0.5%)	57 (2.2%)	42.5	1063^rd of 2323 public high schools	54.2%		35	1279^th of 2348 public high schools	45.5%	216										19.7		19.7							54.5	54.5							13.5	13.5							$7,473
Railway Elementary	Public	K-6	555 Alpine Dr.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-3259	779	32	24.3	85.1%	25 (3.2%)	21 (2.7%)	715 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	18.9	4939^th of 5862 public elementary schools	15.7%		23.9	4466^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.0%	473								17.5				17.5	20.0	18.8	29.8	32.1				25.2	20.0	17.9	16.7	14.2				17.2							$7,249
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	20300 Sherman Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2430	886	38	23.1	85.3%	41 (4.6%)	94 (10.6%)	704 (79.5%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	35	3513^th of 5862 public elementary schools	40.1%		31.5	3769^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.8%	256				32.7			32.7	20.8				20.8	48.2	24.1	43.4	48.3				44.2	29.8	11.2	8.6	16.3				16.1	95.0				95.0		$1,167
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,085	46	23.5	86.5%	44 (4.1%)	100 (9.2%)	879 (81.0%)	28 (2.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.2%)	24.5	2050^th of 2777 public middle schools	26.2%		21.7	2196^th of 2802 public middle schools	21.6%	146					0.0	0.0	0.0		11.5			11.5					39.3	32.2		35.7					14.7	9.5		12.0							$5,169
Val Verde Student Success Academy	Public	6-10	972 W. Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																			$229
Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	329	25	13.0	91.8%	7 (2.1%)	38 (11.6%)	270 (82.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	8.4	2144^th of 2323 public high schools	7.7%		7.7	2221^st of 2348 public high schools	5.4%	77										1.5	8.3	2.0							9.3	9.3							0.0	0.0							$15,739

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Corona	6.36 mi	48	315^th
Riverside	6.62 mi	115	636^th
Menifee	8.02 mi	21	400^th
Sun City	9.24 mi	1	454^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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